THE WAY (Term 4 Week 2 - 17 October 2022)
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Students shine at UN Disaster Conference - 2022
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FOR ACTION
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World Youth Day 2023 (WYD 2023) - Diocese of Lismore Pilgrimage
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Reminder: Student Artwork Display Semester 2
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Reminder: Major Works Showcase - Student Work Submission Form
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FOR INFORMATION
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Announcement
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CSNSW Online PL module: The Importance of Developing Early Reading Skills for Students with Disabilities (Week 2)
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NAPLAN Alternative format FAQs
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Social Media - Posting of Swimming Carnival Images and Video
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Positions Vacant
Students from St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn, and St Joseph's College, Banora Point, were offered a wonderful opportunity to attend the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference in Brisbane. (22 September 2022)
On the Queen’s Memorial Public Holiday, students from St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn, and St Joseph's College, Banora Point, were invited to attend the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference in Brisbane.
Year 6 students Jasmine Hayden and Ariella Mangan, from St Joseph's Woodburn, who tragically lost their homes, school and church in the flood, were invited to ask a question of panellists representing the UN and the Red Cross during a plenary session. Their question was about the voice and experience of young people in natural disasters.
Jasmine and Ariella were approached by many throughout the day. Congratulating them on their poise and were eager to learn about their plans for the future. Many international organisations and agencies posted on social media that Jasmine and Ariella’s question was the most impactful moment of the conference.
Eight students from St Joseph's College, Banora Point, then joined Jasmine and Ariella to participate in a working session with delegates where they shared their experiences of floods, bushfires and COVID. Students enthusiastically engaged in the workgroups with their contributions provoking robust conversation. Their experiences provided insight into why youth inclusion is important in future disaster risk reduction and disaster response planning.
The students also interacted with representatives from the UN, International Red Cross, Government Ministers and Officials from Asia Pacific Nations, and international disaster response organisations and charities from across the Asia Pacific region.
We are thrilled that these students were such incredible ambassadors for Catholic education and today's youth.
Please see attached memo for details
The Student Artwork Display Semester 2 entries will close on Monday 17 October (Term 4 Week 2). Please refer to THE WAY (TERM 4 WEEK 1 - 10 October 2022) for more details.
The HSC Showcase closes on Friday, 21 October. Please refer to THE WAY (TERM 3 WEEK 5 - 15 August 2022) for more details.
James Lee has been appointed to Technology Assistant (Hastings) position in the Finance & Corporate Services portfolio commencing on 14 November. James replaces Daniel Wall in this role and joins us from Aussport Scoreboards, where he was employed as Technical Services Manager.
We congratulate James on his appointment.
CSNSW provides an exciting professional learning opportunity for all school staff. Amanda Corby of Illume Learning, an experienced educator in teaching children with disabilities and passionate about inclusive education, presents the second of nine online, one-hour and on-demand professional learning PL modules.
Week 2 - The Importance of Developing Early Reading Skills for Students with Disabilities.
The module is available here.
CSNSW have received a few questions regarding the upcoming applications for alternative formats that are due this term for NAPLAN 2023. NESA have provided some helpful responses to the questions, and these are attached for your reference.
As school swimming carnivals are currently taking place, we remind schools to be particularly cautious when posting images and videos from the swimming carnival to social media and websites. Celebrating school events and achievements on social media, school websites and in your newsletters is encouraged and images of student participation is the most effective way to do this, however, events that include students in swimwear require an additional level of curation before images and video are posted and made publicly available. This includes swimming carnivals, swimming sports lessons, camps and retreat activities.
Photos that cannot be posted include:
- Full length images and video of students in swimwear, this includes students standing, sitting and diving into the pool
- Students in swimwear on the blocks
- Students without shirts (ie. students with swimmer pants and no shirt)
If you have already posted images and videos of your recent swimming carnival, please review and remove any images or video including students in swimwear as detailed above.
Photos that can be posted include:
- Students in the pool with head and shoulders out of the water
- Students swimming where the body is slightly or completely obscured or distorted by the water and the students face is not visible (ie. the student can not be identified)
- Students wearing rash shirts or t-shirts over swimwear or with towels wrapped around them (ie. where most of the students body is covered)
- Students in fancy dress or costumes over swimwear
It is recommended that schools review swimming based historical social media posts and their social media photo library to review and remove any images or video that may not be appropriate.
Should you have any questions, concerns or require further information, please contact Leesa Kwok, Media and Communications Consultant at leesa.kwok@lism.catholic.edu.au or media@lism.catholic.edu.au or on 0429 575 722.
(These guidelines have been developed by the Australian Federal Police media department)
Information on employment opportunities within the Diocese of Lismore is available via Positions Vacant.
Existing staff should apply through the Internal Positions Vacant page on the intranet; select People & Safety > Recruitment > Positions vacant – internal site.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE
- Systems Administrator, Technology One (Replacing Daniel Perritt)
- Lead, Inclusion (Replacing Danny Rankin)
- Inclusion Officer (Replacing Rebecca Tibbey)
- Policy Officer
- Procurement Officer (Replacing Michael Anderson)
SCHOOLS
- Leader of Pastoral Care - Xavier Catholic College, Ballina
- Teacher + Leader of Learning, Inclusion & Diversity - McAuley Catholic College, Grafton
- Principal - St Joseph's Primary School, Port Macquarie
- Leader of Curriculum - MacKillop College, Port Macquarie
- Assistant Principal: Learning & Teaching - St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville
- Assistant Principal: Mission - St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville